Cartridge-shell.



L. A. SHERMAN.

CARTRIDGE SHELL. APPLIOAITION FILED MAR. 22, 1909.

Patented Oct. 19, 1909.

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.LOUIE A. SHERMAN, or KANSAS CITY, MISVSOURI.

CARTRIDGE-SHELL.

'i Application filed March 22, 1909. Serial No. 484,955.

To all whom it may concern.' i t Be 1t known that l, Loon; A. SHERMAN, a

citizen of t-he United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State vof Missouri, have invented certain new ,and useful improvements' in Cartridge-Shells;

and l do declare the following to be' ay full,

- clear, and exact description ofthe invention,

such as Will enable lothers skilled in the art. to whichit, appertainsto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyv y. ing` drawings, and to the g'uresof reference is beingl 'loaded or discharged.

marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

and has for its object toprovide a device of thatclass having a reinforced shell portion that will not. split or tear While the cartridge In accomplishing this object I have provided theiniproved details 'of structure hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim., reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views and in which Figure I is a longitudinal sectional View. of a cartridge shell constructed according to my invention. Fig. Il is a cross sectional view of same. Fig. HI is a plan view of a sheet from which a number of shells are formed, showing the manner of applying my reinforcement.

ln manufacturing shells of this character, it is customary to roll a tube of suiiicient length to form a number of individual shells and later cut same to a desired length, the tube beine pressed to form a Substantially rigid body. and the material of which same is formed being' preferably provided with an adhesive coating-to insure a close Contact of the ditferent layers.

ln practicing` in v invention, I form the elongated tube. but place asti-ip of reinforcing' material therein byV rolling saine with the body material during the fornia-v tion of the tube, the reinforcing strip being:

My invention relates to cartridge shells.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ,oc-t. ie, 1909.

of sufficient width to completely encircle the i inner portion of the tube body, when the llatl ter is formed. In accomplishing this result,

I' place the. r inforcingstrip', which is preferably of newire' mesh, lengthwise of thelsheet l, that forms the body of the tube.- The body 1 is usually composed of paper and vis ofsufticient Width to form-four wrapsto the shell, and the reinforcing member i' of sufficient width to form a single wrap and 'placed in such position on the body 1 that it will'be located between two layers of the .body materiahwhen the tube is formed. During the formation of the tube, the reinforcing layer is preferably pressed into the body layersl The tube containing the reinforciinb body i may be cut to shell lengths as heretofore described, and the brass head applied in the or'- dinary manner. v

TWhen loadingr the shell the outer end may be crimped in the usual manner as the reinforcement is flexible and will allow the body of the shell to be turned, although strength-v ening the crimp, when made.

It is readily apparent that tendency of the shell to tear, split or cut off than in a shell of the usualconstruction.

in using cartridges of this construction, there' will be less -Having thus described my invention, what p, "I claim as new therein and desire 'to secure by Letters Patent isz- A multiple blank for forming cartridge shells, comprising' ja cove-ring strip of suicient length to .form a plurality of individual shellsI and of sutlicient Widuth to form va plurality of layers in the shell cylinder, and a narrow strip of foraininous material extending throughout the. length of the coveringstrip and overlaid thereon, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

ln testimony whereof Vl affix nl v signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOIE. SHERMAN.

lVitnesses M rn'ria-z M. Jackson'. lil. iu'nna.. 

